Kingston upon Hull Central (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–1983}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = Kingston upon Hull Central
|type = Borough
|parliament = uk
|year = 1885
|abolished = 1955
|elects_howmany = one
|previous = Kingston upon Hull
|year2 = 1974
|abolished2 = 1983
|elects_howmany2 = one
|previous2 =
|next2 = Hull North and Hull West{{cite web|title='Hull Central', Feb 1974 - May 1983 |url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74326.htm |website=ElectionWeb Project |publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited |access-date=23 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403053431/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74326.htm |archive-date= 3 April 2016 }}
}}
Kingston upon Hull Central was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1955 general election.
It was then re-created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished again for the 1983 general election. Under the proposed 2018 Boundary Commission review, this seat was set to be reinstated for the 2020 general election, replacing the seat of Hull North.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Paragon and Queen's, and part of Central ward.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Beverley, East Central, Myton, Paragon, West Central, and Whitefriars.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Coltman, East Central, Myton, North Newington, Paragon, South Newington, and West Central.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Botanic, Greenwood, Myton, Newland, and University.
Members of Parliament
= MPs 1885–1955 =
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Year | Member{{Rayment-hc|h|4|date=March 2012}} | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1885 | Seymour King | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Unionist Party (UK)}}" |
| 1911 | Mark Sykes | Unionist |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1919 |rowspan="2"| Joseph Kenworthy | Liberal | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1926 | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1931 | Basil Barton | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1935 | Walter Windsor | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1945 | Mark Hewitson | Labour |
| |1955
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished |
= MPs 1974–1983 =
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2"|Event | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Feb 1974 | Kevin McNamara | Labour |
| |1983
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished |
Elections
=Elections in the 1880s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1885: Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Seymour King
|votes = 4,193
|percentage = 46.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Morgan Norwood
|votes = 4,027
|percentage = 45.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent Lib-Lab
|candidate = Neiles Boynton Billany{{cite news|title=Announcements|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001152/18851019/019/0002|access-date=29 November 2017|work=Eastern Morning News|date=19 Oct 1885|page=2|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription
}}
|votes = 735
|percentage = 8.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 166
|percentage = 1.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,955
|percentage = 77.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 11,627
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1886: Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Seymour King
|votes = 4,968
|percentage = 56.3
|change = +9.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. C. Lehmann
|votes = 3,861
|percentage = 43.7
|change = −1.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,107
|percentage = 12.6
|change = +10.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,829
|percentage = 75.9
|change = −1.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 11,627
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +5.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1890s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1892: Hull CentralBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Seymour King
|votes = 4,938
|percentage = 52.5
|change = −3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal-Labour (UK)
|candidate = Fred Maddison
|votes = 4,462
|percentage = 47.5
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 476
|percentage = 5.0
|change = −7.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,400
|percentage = 76.1
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 12,350
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −3.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: Hull CentralBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Seymour King
|votes = 5,476
|percentage = 60.9
|change = +8.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal-Labour (UK)
|candidate = Fred Maddison
|votes = 3,515
|percentage = 39.1
|change = −8.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,961
|percentage = 21.8
|change = +16.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,991
|percentage = 79.9
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 11,259
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +8.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1900s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1900: Hull CentralBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Seymour King
|votes = 5,257
|percentage = 68.1
|change = +7.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = George Greenwood
|votes = 2,465
|percentage = 31.9
|change = −7.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,792
|percentage = 36.2
|change = +14.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,722
|percentage = 74.4
|change = −5.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,378
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +7.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1906: Hull CentralBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Seymour King
|votes = 4,345
|percentage = 57.8
|change = −10.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = George Jackson Bentham
|votes = 3,167
|percentage = 42.2
|change = +10.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,178
|percentage = 15.6
|change = −20.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,512
|percentage = 84.8
|change = +10.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,861
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −10.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1910s =
{{Election box begin | title=General election January 1910: Hull CentralBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Seymour King
|votes =3,606
|percentage =50.1
|change = −7.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Aske
|votes = 3,586
|percentage =49.9
|change =+7.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =20
|percentage =0.2
|change =−15.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =7,192
|percentage =87.9
|change =+3.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,181
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −7.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election December 1910: Hull CentralBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Seymour King
|votes =3,625
|percentage =51.5
|change =+1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Aske
|votes = 3,418
|percentage =48.5
|change =-1.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =207
|percentage =3.0
|change =+2.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =7,043
|percentage =86.1
|change =-1.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,181
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =+2.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1911 Kingston upon Hull Central by-electionBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Mark Sykes
|votes =3,823
|percentage =51.9
|change =+0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Aske
|votes = 3,545
|percentage =48.1
|change =-0.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =278
|percentage =3.8
|change =+0.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =7,368
|percentage = 84.6
|change =−1.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,712
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =+0.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1918: Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Sykes
|votes = 13,805
|percentage = 80.1
|change = +28.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Roderick Kedward
|votes = 3,434
|percentage = 19.9
|change = -28.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,371
|percentage = 60.2
|change = +57.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 17,239
|percentage = 54.9
|change = -31.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
File:Portrait of Lord Eustace Percy.jpg
{{Election box begin |
|title=1919 Kingston upon Hull Central by-election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Kenworthy
|votes = 8,616
|percentage = 52.8
|change = +32.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Eustace Percy
|votes = 7,699
|percentage = 47.2
|change = -32.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 917
|percentage = 5.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 16,315
|percentage = 51.9
|change = -3.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +32.9
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
=Elections in the 1920s=
File:1920 Joseph Kenworthy.jpg
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1922: Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Joseph Kenworthy|votes=15,374|percentage=55.5|change=+35.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Unionist Party (UK)|candidate=Herbert Looker|votes=12,347|percentage=44.5|change=−35.6}}
{{Election box majority||votes=3,027|percentage=11.0|change=N/A}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=27,721|percentage=79.1|change=+24.2}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 35,037
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +35.6
}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 6 December 1923: Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Kenworthy
|votes = 15,847
|percentage =60.1
|change =+4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Wooll
|votes = 10,507
|percentage =39.9
|change =−4.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =5,340
|percentage =20.2
|change =+9.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =26,354
|percentage =73.0
|change =−6.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 36,085
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =+4.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=General election 1924: Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Kenworthy
|votes = 15,234
|percentage =54.1
|change =−6.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt
|votes = 12,904
|percentage =45.9
|change =+6.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =2,330
|percentage =8.2
|change =−12.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =28,138
|percentage =77.1
|change =+4.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 36,514
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =−6.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=1926 Kingston-upon-Hull Central by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Kenworthy
|votes = 16,145
|percentage =52.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt
|votes = 11,466
|percentage =37.6
|change = −8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Kerr
|votes = 2,885
|percentage =9.5
|change = −44.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =4,679
|percentage = 15.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 30,496
|percentage =82.8
|change = +5.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 36,820
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=General election 1929: Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Kenworthy
|votes = 18,815
|percentage = 54.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Lawrence Kimball
|votes = 11,181
|percentage = 32.1
|change = −13.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Alfred Samuel Doran
|votes = 4,802
|percentage =13.8
|change = −40.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =7,634
|percentage =22.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =34,798
|percentage =78.3
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 44,439
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1930s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1931: Kingston upon Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Basil Barton
|votes = 19,773
|percentage = 55.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Kenworthy
|votes = 16,113
|percentage = 44.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,660
|percentage = 10.20
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 35,886
|percentage = 83.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1935: Kingston upon Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Windsor
|votes = 14,851
|percentage = 52.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Basil Barton
|votes = 13,232
|percentage = 47.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,619
|percentage = 5.76
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 28,082
|percentage = 75.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1940s =
General Election 1939–40:
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Labour: Walter Windsor
- Conservative: Diana SpearmanHull Daily Mail, 24 June 1938
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1945: Kingston upon Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Hewitson
|votes = 8,786
|percentage = 58.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Diana Spearman
|votes = 4,106
|percentage = 27.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = C Stanley Bell
|votes = 2,062
|percentage = 13.79
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,680
|percentage = 31.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,954
|percentage = 73.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1950s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1950: Kingston upon Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Hewitson
|votes = 27,351
|percentage = 56.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Wilberforce
|votes = 15,951
|percentage = 32.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Richard Hardcastle
|votes = 5,113
|percentage = 10.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,400
|percentage = 23.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 48,415
|percentage = 78.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1951: Kingston upon Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Hewitson
|votes = 29,674
|percentage = 61.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William R Bull
|votes = 18,413
|percentage = 38.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,261
|percentage = 23.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 48,087
|percentage = 76.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1970s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election February 1974: Kingston upon Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kevin McNamara
|votes = 26,855
|percentage = 58.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = PWJ Carver
|votes = 19,236
|percentage = 41.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,619
|percentage = 16.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 46,091
|percentage = 73.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election October 1974: Kingston upon Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kevin McNamara
|votes = 22,417
|percentage = 52.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = PWJ Carver
|votes = 12,596
|percentage = 29.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Wallace Turner
|votes = 7,810
|percentage = 18.24
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,821
|percentage = 22.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,823
|percentage = 67.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1979: Kingston upon Hull Central
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kevin McNamara
|votes = 22,318
|percentage = 52.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J Tillett
|votes = 14,725
|percentage = 34.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J Bryant
|votes = 5,069
|percentage = 11.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = A Braithwaite
|votes = 422
|percentage =0.99
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity (UK)
|candidate = PM Stanton
|votes = 274
|percentage =0.64
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,593
|percentage = 17.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,808
|percentage = 70.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside (historic)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1955
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983